Pop culture

What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s older, quieter idea of Sheol.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war

US veterans criticized the White House for using memes to promote the Iran war, saying the approach trivializes casualties and the realities of conflict.

|ByASHER SMITH
Javier Bardem wears a pin which reads: "Palestine" on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 15, 2026.

Javier Bardem speaks out for Palestine at the Oscars, while Iranian dissidents were ignored

Sporting a pro-Palestine button, Bardem was the only presenter to reference the war in Gaza, which ended in October, a contrast to previous years in which the war was widely mentioned.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
An Eretz Nehederet segment depicting an Iranian official showing AI pictures of Tel Aviv buildings swarmed by massive insects.

As Israelis feel weight of war, Eretz Nehederet finds laughter under fire

Wednesday’s Eretz Nehederet functioned as a kind of snapshot of the mood of the country, and managed, as it has in so many other times of crisis, to give people something to laugh about.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

 Is Zoë Kravitz Jewish? Here's what we know about Channing Tatum's fiancé

Kravitz is the daughter of two parents who have nearly identical cultural backgrounds.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Director, writer and producer Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum attend the photocall for "Blink Twice" at IET London on August 18, 2024 in London, England.

Israeli pop sensation Adam has died at 64

Legendary pop star, Adam, died of cancer early Thursday morning, his family announced.

JUNE 27, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Israeli singer Adam (Haim Cohen), 1987.

'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

What started as a comic strip in the 1980's became a worldwide media franchise.

MARCH 8, 2024ByREUTERS
The creator of the "Dragon Ball" franchise

Fox News host suggests Taylor Swift's fame due to 'ties to Pentagon'

The Pentagon denied any connection with the international pop sensation.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023.

Timothée Chalamet faces backlash for anti-Hamas SNL skit

Some of Chalamet's followers accused him and girlfriend Kylie Jenner of being Zionists.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023ByWALLA!

A new pop culture convention will celebrate Jewish excellence and ideas in comic books

The history of Judaism and comics is long and rich, with Jewish stories arising in both popular comics and more esoteric ones.

JUNE 10, 2023ByJACOB HENRY/JTA
A Spider-Man comic book is seen in this photo illustration taken November 12, 2018

Enter the world of Keith Haring in new Herzliya exhibit

Haring died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 31 in 1990, and since then, he’s been the subject of several international retrospectives.

MARCH 12, 2023BySHANNA FULD
AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER Allan Tannenbaum with an image of Keith Haring at the exhibit opening on Wednesday.

Space burial company to send DNA of four US presidents into deep space

There will be additional cremated remains and DNA samples of Star Trek icons and legends on board as well.

MARCH 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the Earth from outer space

What did Israelis Google in 2022? An overview

Israeli search trends on Google in 2022 signaled more of a return to normalcy.

DECEMBER 7, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A computer user poses in front of a Google search page in this photo illustration taken in Brussels May 30, 2014.

Julia Garner and Brett Goldstein repeat as Jewish Emmy winners

Here's everything Jewish about Monday night's Emmy awards:

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Brett Goldstein poses for a picture with the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, for "Ted Lasso", at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.